Dorchester High School for Boys - Red and Black Yearbook (Dorchester, MA)

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MECHANIC ARTS 34 DORCHESTER 29 Two teams with an identical record, no wins, four defeats, met in the Dorchester High gymna- sium, and it was the visiting quintet that captured the honors to break their losing streak. It was a lively, fast game, but the Red and Black handed the Artisans an early lead and could never quite overcome it. Fred Bush of Dorchester led both teams in hitting the strings for fifteen points. Terry O'Connor of Dor- chester was next best with seven. HOOP STAR Fred Bush - Fred's scoring speaks for itself. Ken Peters also deserves mention for his fine defensive play. COMMERCE 40 - DORCHESTER 31 Your reporter missed this game, but the box score is all that's needed. It was a disastrous finish to a disastrous season. Ancient rival Commerce soundly trounced the Dorchester basketeers who absorbed their seventh successive defeat of the campaign. Fred Bush topped off his scoring efforts with nineteen points while Neal Blair picked up five. BASKETBALL BREVITIES No hoop-star for that last game. We can't choose 'em from the bed room. SEASONS HOOP-STAR - FRED BUSH - Freddie wasn't too alert on the defensive, but his scoring accomplishments easily give him the crown. The official figures are'nt out yet but he is either tops or close to the top in City scoring. sg i 35 I J if Tx M? Track FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 English, Trade, Mechanics, Dorchester -- That's the way they finished in the Hrst quadrangular meet of the season at the Newton St. Amory. Defending champion English waltzed off with the verdict while gathering 195 points. The Red 25 Black finished with 22M , ten less than Mechanics. Sheldon Niten- son was the only Dorchester entrant to place in Class AB as he finished a good third at 300 yards. In Class C, Pete Laudansky placed in two events. He took a third in the 220 and his leap of 5 feet three inches was enough to tie Ed Potish, also of Dorchester, for first place in the high jump. Sid Gorman duplicated this feat by taking a fourth in the 440 and a third in the broad jump. Ronnie Cilassberg came through with a third in the C shotput. Only Eddie Davis and Sumner Ciorodetzer could place in Class D-the former with a fourth in the shotput and the latter by tying for second in the broad jump. Unless more boys decide to come out, it looks like another lean season on the boards for the Red T5 Black. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 An improved Red '25 Black squad garnered 56 points in the second meet of the season to finish in front of Trade but behind Latin and Mechanic Arts. The field events were not recorded. However, the running events were as follows: In Class AB only Sheldon Nitenson could score for Dorchester. He ran a smart race to finish second in the 300. ln Class C. Pete Laudansky showed his class by romping home a winner in the 220. Bill Kaiser placed fourth in the hurdles. Ditto Sid Gorman in the 440. Only point getters in Calss D were Bill Miller and Paul Warwick who were second and fourth respectively in the 50 yard dash. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Well, it finally happened. Dorchester High won a track meet. lt was the first time in ten years that a Red iff Black team had finished on top. The official count was Dorchester QQ, Trade 95M Cpheewlj Memorial 49, Com- merce BOM. This was undoubtedly the most page forty-three

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HOOP-STAR TERRY O'CONNOR-Terry is the spark at all times. His smooth passes set up many a score. LATIN SCHOOL 36 - DORCHESTER zo Minus Captain Gwynne Edwards, the Red Q5 Black hoop squad dropped its fourth straight game. A big Latin quintet capitalized on Dor- chester fouls and mistakes to win going away. A bit of spice was put into an otherwise dull game when Dorchester staged another of those third quarter comebacks. However, it fell short and Latin was never in trouble thereafter. Bush led the scoring for Dorchester again, but he didn't seem to have the range and missed the basket a number of times on shots that are usually easy for him. Blair, O'Connor, and Ed Flaherty also scored. HOOP-STAR NEAL BLAIR-Neal has the best shot of page forty-two anyone on the squad. He doesn't have many chances, but when he does, he makes them count. B. C. HIGH 34 -DORCHESTER 21 Minus Terry O'Connor, the hapless Dorchester quintet went down to its sixth straight defeat, at the hands of a smart stepping B. C. High live. Dorchester battled on even terms in the first period, but the Eaglets took over from that point and literally romped into victory. For the first time this season a Dorchester player scored more points than Fred Bush, namely Neal Blair. Neal was all over the court as he racked up eleven points, which was one up on the aforementioned Mr. Bush. No other Red 8 Black player could score. HOOP-STAR NEAL BLAIR - Neal is a living reminder of the phrase, 'Cood things come in small packages.

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thrilling meet seen on the Amory boards this season. At the conclusion of the field events, Dorchester had a 916 point edge. I-Iowever, Trade came back with a rush in the UAB run- ning events where they compiled 36 points to 9 for Dorchester. The Red E5 Black drew even with the Tradesmen again in Classes C and D. Going into the AB relay, Dorchester held a slim lead and needed at least a second to win the meet. After the first two legs Trade was way out in front with Dorchester a poor fourth. I-Iowever, newcomer Art Rosen un- corked a terriffic third leg that pulled the Red '55 Black up to second and Nitenson held that position to clinch it. Individual stars were, Sheldon Nitenson in Class AB with first in the 300 and the broad jump and Pete Laudansky in Class C also with two first places, in the 220 and the high jump. Other point getters in AB were veteran Sid Pike who scored a third in the 300 and a fourth in the shotput, and Dave Goldstein who took a third in the 50 yard dash. Scorers in Class C were Bill Kaiser with a fourth in the hurdles, John Ahern with a third in the 50 yard dash, and Sid Gorman and Joe Kessler with a nrst and fourth respective- page forty-four ly in the 440. Glassberg, Mandlebaum, and Manin finished I - 2 - 3 in the shotput. Potish was second to Laudansky in the high jump. Mockus, Gorman, and Bloom finished 2 - 3 - 4 in the broad jump. In the Class D hurdles Harry Zeltzer and Eliot Bluestein took second and third. Len Kramer placed second in the dash. Warwick and Gorodetzer were 1 - 2 in the 176. Bill Miller ran a fine race to win the 220. Bill Swanson and Eddie Davis inished 1 - 2 in the shotput. Zeltzer took a third in the high jump and Gorodetzer a second in the broad jump. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II Although scoring high in the field events, the Red 26' Black slumped in the running events and could nnish no higher than third in a tri- angular get-together with Latin and Mechanics. Dave Goldstein, Sheldon Nitenson, and Jerome Sonberg upheld the Red 'Ed Black in the AB run- ning events. Goldstein took a fourth in the 50 yard dash. Nitenson finished fast to take second in the 300. Sonberg also scored a second in the 1000. In Class C, Pete Laudan- fplease turn to page ninety-rhreej